St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales.
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27 Facts About St George Illawarra Dragons
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St George Illawarra Dragons reached the grand final in their first season in 1999, losing to the Melbourne Storm.
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St George Illawarra is one of only two clubs to finish runner-up in its inaugural season.
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The St George Illawarra Dragons were not going well in the first half of the 2000 season, and the main coach David Waite was replaced with assistant coach, Andrew Farrar.
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St George Illawarra missed out of the finals series, and came 9th.
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St George Illawarra began their 2011 Season with pre-season wins in trials over Canterbury and South Sydney in the Charity Shield.
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St George Illawarra finished 15th on the ladder and did not qualify for the finals after having a horror season.
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St George Illawarra finished the 2022 NRL season in 10th place and missed the finals.
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Team colours of the St George Illawarra Dragons are red and white, colours shared by both the St George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers.
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St George Illawarra Dragons have two home grounds, reflecting the joint nature of the club:.
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The St George Illawarra Dragons have a huge following in south-east Queensland, as a significant number of the club's 'Red V' memberships are from people in this area.
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The St George Illawarra Dragons have a large number of supporters from all over NSW, with the club receiving record crowds at away games at Stadium Australia at Sydney Olympic Park.
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St George Illawarra has a fierce rivalry with neighbor the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
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Since then, both clubs have inflicted Premiership defeats on the other, St George defeating Canterbury-Bankstown in 1979, Canterbury returning the favour in 1985.
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St George Illawarra have had the same amount of success as the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, who have won one premiership.
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St George won 15 premierships before forming a joint-venture with Illawarra.
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South Sydney and St George have met several times in grand finals prior to the joint-venture and being the north-eastern neighbours of St George, had many fierce encounters.
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St George Illawarra Dragons had the longest winning streak against the Brisbane Broncos than any other club, across five years.
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In 2009, the St George Illawarra Dragons defeated the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium early, and were then beaten in Wollongong by the Broncos later on in the season.
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Players who played for the St George Illawarra Dragons who have won premierships with Brisbane include Darius Boyd and Luke Priddis, who won a premiership with Penrith in 2003.
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St George Illawarra were involved in a controversial loss to Melbourne at the start of the 2014 season.
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The St George Illawarra Dragons wore their away jersey in 2018 in their match against the Knights at WIN Stadium; given the greater amount of red on the jersey, it brought back that traditional rivalry.
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In 2022, the St George Illawarra Dragons wore their heritage Illawarra Steelers commemorative jersey against the Canberra Raiders at WIN Stadium.
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In December 2017, the St George Illawarra Dragons expressed their interest in applying for a licence to participate in the inaugural NRL Women's season.
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